People · United Kingdom
Ben Dickinson
Pyraminx · top 13.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019DICK02
Ben Dickinson has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.02, set at London Open 2019, puts him in the top 13.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 514th in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since March 2019, he has put 95 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.26 in March 2019 to 16.39, a 10% improvement. Ben has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.02 | 10.51 | top 13.3% | 514 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 6.68 | top 26.4% | 1,449 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 16.39 | 18.16 | top 29.1% | 1,930 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.15 | 1:05.93 | top 37.7% | 825 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 9.44 | 11.78 | top 51.4% | 1,213 / 2,421 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.79 | — | top 57.0% | 699 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.17 | — | top 68.2% | 770 / 966 | |
| 7×7 | 6:52.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 382 / 459 | |
| Square-1 | 1:08.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 707 / 778 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Mar 2020Five personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2020.
- 11 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at London Open 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019First competition: Chester Open 2019. A 20.28 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.26 at Chester Open 2019.
Competitions
- Manchester Open 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- London Open 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Chester Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlie Stark — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Billie Hammill — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.